How to Install Vinyl Plank in a Kitchen | LVP Flooring Home Renovation

[@georgeslack9299]

I've lay pallet loads of LVP every month... I thought I knew everything I needed to know.... and then I watched one of Joe's videos.... The "cheater board" was a game changer for me. I had a box full of fancy tools and gadgets that I paid big money for... and all along all I needed was a piece of scrap flooring. I subscribed and now I've watched most of Joe's videos... My installs go much smoother now. I threw away the junk spacers, the junk pull bar, and the junk tapping block the I bought from the local big box Home D store and bought some real Pro level tools like Joe suggested... and on top of all that, he prays for us at the end of each video. Joe is the real deal. It's hard to find real people that inspire you and truly want you to succeed.... Joe is one of may hero's.... God bless you and your family Joe.

[@DaveG-qd6ug]

i like the floor he was replacing better 😂😂. Great detail and explanation.

[@23hamze]

That prayer at the end was something special. With the rental I'm working on, I need all the help I can get. God bless brother

[@TexasTdr]

Dude serious, the best part of your video was those movers. I had no clue those existed

[@unept96]

God has blessed you with phenomenal spacial awareness when it comes to installing these floors!

[@melf4212]

Thanks for the tip on the oscillating blades. I paid a fortune for one at HD!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad I could help!

[@damienmikkelsen6056]

got my oscillating blades through your store. Great deal thx man!

[@michaell7545]

This guy is a magician. He's magic...

[@dougtuber]

Thanks soooo much for your great videos! Oh... and this is the second one I've watched but this one all the way to the end and sooo glad I did! Praise God Brother!! You are a class act for Jesus!! God Bless!! PEACE IN!!!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!

[@josealvarez2257]

I install also and this guy is a pro for sure.great tips

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you man!!

[@southpaw13]

Thanks from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

YW from Northern Minnesota!

[@hmtrimworks7148]

Some great tips in there… especially undercutting the front of the refrigerator panels

[@owenjoseph6097]

you can tell you are an experienced floor layer. great tips, top skills & well presented. subbed

[@wamosm]

God bless you brother! Your video is fantastic and very informative!! My wife and I are installing vinyl flooring through the upstairs of our house this weekend! Thanks for your help in educating us!! We have subscribed to your channel!!😊

[@giulianoieronimo2146]

Why can’t I make the snap and lock work

[@angiedavis793]

God bless you and your family!!!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you so much!

[@MarkStabe]

Great channel! Thank you for the prayers and great tips.

[@EdFoundationLakeCounty]

Thank you so much for showing how to easily install vinyl flooring under the dishwasher. You are the first video I have watched that addressed this issue of the dishwasher, and it is a load off my mind. It so much easier than i feared!

[@kworrell2913]

I had decided to do vinyl plank by myself. Pray for me !!! Your videos are awesome !!!!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Done!!

[@MrAustin61]

You deserve many more subscribers. Great videos.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad you like them!

[@thehollis91]

Damn, I wish I'd seen these before I did my kitchen floor. Excellent video.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks!

[@AzizanYunus]

wow you did a good job working around the kitchen area, I have to do my kitchen and family room and were planning to remove the entire cabinets.

[@jjshandyman7070]

Thank you brother! Thanks for keeping it simple and informative.may God bless you.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

You are very welcome

[@thehound1359]

I was just wondering this yesterday and this pops up in my recommended today. You’re the man

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks.

[@jean-guypaquette449]

Thank you so much lots a good tip, that will make my next job much easier.

[@FoolyLiving]

I'm too dyslexic to follow along, but it looks like magic and I like it. Can I hire you in Florida?

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Lol. I live in Minnesota.

[@corteltube]

You are my official go to guy on my flooring project. Awesome tips. 😊

[@jk12428]

One again great video thank you kind Sir‼️

[@PopAlmostUpFront]

Another awesome video with some good tips 👍🏻👊🏻

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!

[@Cam-wi3tp]

Love the Monroe Oak! Great video, that moving tool is awesome

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks 👍

[@wendelldolittle5063]

Just found your channel last week when I was starting to install life proof in my home. All your howtoo’s were great! I even made it around my island. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Wendell

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@waynemiller6070]

I've watched a number of your videos now and I like that you show some of the same techniques again, because repetition is the mother of skill. Thanks for all the help. Best wishes for growing your channel. I "liked" and subscribed.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks brother!!

[@seeksolitude9048]

I'm doing my living room, dining room, kitchen, hallway, office, foyer and stairs and your videos have been a great help. My project has just about every tricky detail that you can imagine. It would have been a perfect project for you to video to show everything you could run into in one show! I swear that I read or watched something that said not to run the floor under kitchen appliances, but I can't find it and I see that you do it that way. I moved my island to remove the ceramic tile under it (was quite the ordeal finding a toe kick saw and then modifying a diamond blade to fit the saw to cut the tile around the base cabinets) before moving it back and installing the new flooring around it. Is it ok to run the planks under the fridge and stove? I'll take your answer as the right way to go. Great channel, I get great tips from them.

[@ladyewo6778]

I saw where appliances should not be placed on top of floating floors to allow the flooring material to expand and contract as is normal.

[@dancurry1541]

Your methods are very helpful, and you explain everything well. I installed a laminate floor in a kitchen about 10 years ago and your techniques would have helped a lot. Currently I'm almost done putting 700 sq ft of LVP in my basement and thanks to you it's going very well! The gorilla glue really works - had to pull up a few planks when something went wrong and the ones that were planed and glued had to be tossed because the plank broke before the glue did. While unfortunate, it really gave me confidence that the glued planks are securely installed. Keep up the great work!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you for posting!

[@cathymccarter5900]

This helped me! We are having flooring installed (not doing myself) but I was baffled by how they were going to go under the D/W without pulling the D/W out. Thanks! Cathy (Living Gratefully KZbin)

[@prometheus4024]

You are the best, god bless you and your family.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!

[@thomasasix1884]

I'm glad I found this channel. I'm getting ready to replace our carpet and linoleum in the kitchen with vinyl planks. Thank you for the tips how to choose good planks and tips how to install. We went with Pergo extreme enhanced.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad to help!

[@jimgarrison7993]

Joe, you are awesome. Preparing to do two floors in a home we are moving into. Your videos have been very helpful. I ask blessings for you as well -

[@mlgcarroll]

I laid vinyl plank in my kitchen with the help from you. You are a great teacher, wish i could share my kitchen before and after with you!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

You can. There are links in the description of ways to get in touch with me!

[@mrsblackirish7]

I am a perfectionist and like things done right. You have pass the picky people test lol

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks

[@loriball1538]

So many useful tips and better tools to ease up the job, thank you for your video!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jshamel]

I'm about to start installing a new floor in my kitchen. Thanks for an excellent video. You got a like, a subscribe, a notification, and a share from me!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!

[@chrisheffernan6600]

I'm getting ready to do my kitchen with this style of flooring. I have watched numerous videos. This one I may watch several times over to get the techniques down for measuring and cutting. Thanks for all your help, especially with the tooling needed.

[@guydesnoyers8417]

Amazing share - thanks for sharing all this knowledge. I've learned a lot,

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tobywages6025]

I've ripped out the kitchen in a newly purchased 1993 single wide! I'm going to in steel vinyl flooring. Can I go ahead and lay the floor then put the new cabinets on top? Or do I need to install the cabinets then but the floor? I respect your knowledge!

[@maxsandoval7]

Very helpful awsome job brother

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad it helped

[@0ooMMoo0]

When using the cheater board, how do you determine the depth of "the notch" into the plank you are going to cut? At 12:39 where you extended the cheater board, and marked the X as the scrap side. The scrap side of the board looks to be a little over half the width. How do you determine that? What determines where on the plank the line ends up?

[@hcalderon179]

Thanks man God bless you

[@harrywest2780]

Great job yet again

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks Harry!

[@Regirl75]

Just the video I needed!

[@Regirl75]

Subscribing!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks!

[@alancongratssoonyoullhead5273]

Hi I love your channel, I learned so much from you. Could you please send me the link for your hammer that you use. And could you please let me know what is green side for and what is black side for. Thanks 🙏

[@mcd3623]

Very helpful video, thank you very much

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks!

[@friendlytoad6534]

These tips helped me huge when doing my kitchen. I'm an experienced floor installer but having tips here and there makes a huge difference. Also I started using dry erase marker instead of sharpy and it makes cleanup so much easier.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks for sharing!

[@damienmikkelsen6056]

Laying flooring in my kitchen now. Thx

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

You got this!

[@izzyyoo]

Awesome video. What do I use to cover the gap between the cabinet and plank ? Subscribed!

[@alcaserta1543]

Great videos!! When doing a 3 sided step what is the best way to wrap the facing & stair nosing with luxury vinyl plank and what is the best glue. Thanks in advance?

[@jbflores01]

Excellent videos! Thanks for the great work!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad you like them!

[@lindahada9612]

Could I have the link for the blades and the pull bar? Thank you!

[@mrkkitson]

Thanks for the help!!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

No problem!

[@Voyager11300]

Thanks Joe, Just finished the living-dining room and moving into the kitchen. You are just in time! Your videos have been so very helpful, you are truly a godsend. Thank You so much and God Bless.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad to help!

[@dustinblatnik]

Your videos are so helpful!! Thank you for taking the time to make these.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

No problem!

[@MaMa-qh4dy]

Fantastic video. So very clear and informative. Many thanks!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pinanaplayer]

Good Stuff!!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Appreciate it!

[@camiller5001]

Hi Joe. An 8x12 addition is separated from a large living room by a 12 ft hinge screwed into the subfloor. The hinge is 2 in wide. Would probably need an oversize transition piece. Any other creative solution? Note: it's a mobile home and I believe the addition was built with the ability to lift it up 20° from the horizontal so as to allow for movement/transportation over the highways

[@alex161v4]

You’re awesome man!! Your very informative. 👍

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

I appreciate that!

[@TH-pv9gx]

Glad to hear your testimony for Christ

[@boblovelace3529]

Ripping through these videos, learning a lot, thanks. On this install I see the vinyl install is perpendicular to the wood planks. Is this positioning a matter of taste, is there a structural reason for the positioning, or is there a set of criteria to consider for positioning?

[@SolsbaryStouvre]

I bought some lifeproof that is two widths per box. Alternating. Is it possible to do a cheater with it? Having trouble wrapping my head around it. Might have to just get my hands dirty. God bless.

[@HammerofGod777]

I love your workmanship brother. Do you travel to Delaware so you can do my first floor?

[@RichardsTubeBox]

Thanks Joe for your videos, what do you call that tool to move the fridge? I can"t find the link for the description.

[@codycooley2747]

Joe I have subscribed to your utube video but I can't find the link about where online to get the package of blades for the multi too. I really love your videos.

[@markpiercee5leader99]

Awesome instructional! I’m equipped and ready. Thank you for your clarity and keeping it simple. One question when and where do you use the glue gun on the LVP?

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

I use it when on a concrete slab.

[@paulswanson9987]

I have old and brittle linoleum in my kitchen that I’m tearing up and some of backing stuck to the floor can I lay my vinyl plank over it

[@williamhollie7235]

I've been wondering if I could let my washer sit on my vinyl planks or if I needed to cut around it. Thanks love your videos

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Yes you can! and thank you!!!

[@mupito12]

are you not using quarter inch spacers?

[@stevequate1797]

Sorry didn’t mean to hit send The bar sticks out or has a. Overhang of 5”. Do I just trim plank and snap it into my leading plank line leading to front door and slide all the cuts going under the doorways and just leave a 1/4” gap no body sees or fill in with colored silicon caulking or put quartered round down under overhang? And take off working from your left to right finishing off o 20’ long wall? That’s way I was going to do it that way bar overhang is taken care of. That’s the hard part cept for fireplace and I was going to use caulking around that brick wife dosen’t want trim

[@stevequate1797]

Hoping you still read the comments cause I’m using every trick you have showed us on you channel I hv sat down and wrote down every tip on laminate flooring installation & hv the tips put in sections that apply to laying laminate flooring, thank you but I hv one question I am going to start out kinda opposite I think it is. Wished I could include a floor layout drawing but can’t attach it to this comment. But instead of starting on the one wall that has nothing on it but I e door way at the end of the 20’ run going into my bedroom, this is as if your standing at my front door looking into the house if I opened the door. That area is a entrance hallway, size of that part is 5’6” x 8’ 9”, and the door has a threshold plate gap big enough for wood plank where the ceramic tile used to be so I measured depth under it and marking laminate planks to depth subtract 1/4” or so, that’s covered so right off the bat, I hv door going into garage on your left 6” from front door, then 4’ Feet I hv coat closet and then 10” From end of closet door jam I hv a a semi wall that divides hall from living room sticks out 10” then 10’ 4” on down same wall I come to a left hand small hallway, we call it that going to two bedrooms opposite each other w/ bathroom seperate good them, then I come to my problem there is 13” wall turns making a 8” wall cubby hole that makes a bar, bar length is 6’ 5” that that has a 4” overhang all way down to back door. This is a model home cement, I hv 6mil vapor barrier or plastic sheet taped down with tape recommended. Laminate flooring is foam backed and recommends no foam being laid down just plastic sheet 6mil thickg

[@Pops2]

What is the make and model of flooring being used in this video? I have done several lifeproof from home depot. The flooring product in this video looks much more installer friendly. Love the fridge mover. Never seen that before. 😊

[@JLT2342]

Can I install the bathroom vanity on top of the vinyl planks ?

[@lifeofacarpenterbridgebuil3487]

What do you do if your all done with your floor . And then a few days later you notice a few seems must not have been popped in all the way and have opened just a little?

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

I try to use a pull bar to get them into joint. There are some tools you can buy if that does not work. Try that first. Have you seen this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/moHJq5-jeMSGos0

[@lifeofacarpenterbridgebuil3487]

No I’ll check it out . Thank u

[@bushyjames6289]

Do you do stair cases

[@keithburroughs6409]

Thanks for your excellent videos, where can I buy the tapping block that your using my friend?

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

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[@erindavis3648]

So in between the feet on the dishwasher, do the planks ever slide on you? Like a couple weeks/months down the road, the client calls you bc the planks have slid under the dishwasher. What do you do to fix that?

[@dennisfuller4261]

Great video with excellent solutions. How would you contend with a pair of refrigerator panels? My flooring company wants to do what they call a “tight fit” with caulk filling the gap next to the panels. I’ll not sure I like this solutions as the caulk line will be visible. Is it common to undercut the panels instead?

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Yes, if you have a skilled and not lazy installer.

[@scottsizemore1563]

Great tips... I did not see the one about going around an island? Do you have a link for that ? Thanks in advance!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

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[@Scott-iz5nh]

Hi Joe, Great and informative videos. Do you have anything up on how to install a herringbone pattern using vinyl plank?

[@allenmoffatt2294]

Hey Joe. Great DIY videos. Question. Im putting 20 mil shaw glue down LVP over 40 year old 12x12 liolium tiles in a post office. The building is early 1900s and I do NOT wanna yank that tile. Question is.. will the pressure sensitive adhesive stick to the old tile and what prep do I do. Im not thinking I need to float the tile but i was told to sand the finish off the old tile. Any advice?

[@darylyoung7675]

hello. Can you please post the name of the vacuum tool used in your video?

[@marvelinosoriohewlett7207]

I have learned so much by watching your video. Thank you for doing this. I have a question. Can I install rigid core LVP over glued wood tile flooring. If so what do I need to do to prep the floor?

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Can you explain a little more on what the glued wood tile is?

[@HowardTdot]

What blade do you use with your jigsaw, i have a TPI 10 blade and i dont cut as smooth or fast as you?

[@wuschelmom9085]

Hah! Just in time for me. Thank you :)

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

You're so welcome!

[@kilroyishere6190]

Rather than snapping a control lone

[@MrSun2moon]

Great ifo bud!!!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks!

[@wkrick]

Interesting. So you don't put the flooring completely under the dishwasher? If it's not too difficult to pull out the dishwasher, would you recommend AGAINST going all the way under?

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Sure can!

[@gracesullano7112]

How thick was the vinyl?

[@cp365]

Hey Joe! I’m looking to install LVP in my kitchen. It currently has tile, so do you recommend removing all the tile, including under the cabinets? Or cutting the tile around the cabinets? I have overhead cabinets in the fridge gap with a side panel, so I’m not too sure how to proceed.

[@aliciasanchez683]

We just gutted our kitchen and have some time before the cabinets come. So we decided to lay the lvp throughout the entire kitchen while it was empty. The though was to install cabinets right on top of the floating lvp after using 2x's as a base to screw the cabinets into. Is it ok to put my cabinets on top of the lvp?

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Sure, you can do that.

[@leegearhart4766]

I appreciate all of your videos! I have watched a few this morning. I may have not seen the video yet but do you use quarter round where the vinyl butts up to the cabinets/ in places you cannot undercut? I personally don't like the look of quarter round but feel like there is no alternative for my kitchen project.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Yes, use quarter round around all cabinets. 1/2 x 3/4 is a nicer look.

[@Shaaaqqq]

Can you in stall the vinyl planks underneath cabinets ? And why or why not ? I’ve gotten so many different answers but reason to why or why not

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

I would not. I just do not think it is worth chancing. If you do and later you have problems, you can always cut the floor away from the cabinets then.

[@jerseyjim9092]

I want to install the same plank ( all lvp or all laminate) in most rooms of my house but having a difficult time deciding which to choose. We've been very happy with the durability of our existing 20-25 year old first generation Pergo and by most accounts vinyl will not match the scratch resistance of laminate. On the other I'm not confident that waterproof laminate is a good choice for the kitchen, bathroom and laundry. I don't want to mix vinyl with laminate.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

I don't think you can go wrong with a good LVP. Yes, laminate is more durable, but vinyl plank is pretty tough when you buy a quality product. Moisture will not affect it what so ever.

[@helookalikaman79]

When installing the floor in a kitchen and the cabinets are not installed yet, should the tile be cut around them as you had done in this video or can i have the cabinets on top of the floor tiles?

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

It's a tough call because it could be a problem. But, it could also be just fine. It really depends on the plank you are installing. 6 mm and above, I see no issue.

[@helookalikaman79]

@@sothatshowyoudothat Thank you!